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AI agents like Meta's Muse are getting a bit hit & people are using it to spend their money. Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-i... YouTube: youtu.be/ODgyCeW6lwc

Err, I meant to say they are a big hit, not getting a big it

Great, now sponsors are increasingly sending out 18 page "briefs" for each product. All AI generated of course, so I can spend 30 minutes nonsense just so I can find the 3 bullet points that contain actual information.

Oops, China is a memory giant now Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-o... YouTube: youtu.be/5jTx_DY_m1w

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Nic Laporte

@nicthedoor.bsky.social

Fuck...and I REALLY mean this...Doug Ford. What a disgrace. Protected bike lanes save lives, give a boost to local businesses, and allow children to get to school on their own. There is nothing fiscally conservative about this move. It's expensive populist nonsense intended to divide us.

Sean Marshall@seanyyz.bsky.social

In the end, the lanes come out.

Huh, first time I'm seeing an ad agency ask for AI likeness usage rights to be handed over for a sponsored video. Wild!

After 6+ months with the Suunto Nautic S, I finally have a review. This is basically the ideal dive computer for me. Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/subme... YouTube: youtu.be/mBnJWpPV9MA

Forgot my laptop at home so I am on DEX today all day. Happens once a year or so. Each time I am simultaneously amazed that I can somehow get through a full day fine, while I also don't exactly *love* the experience.

There are fewer rough edges each time, but they still exist. Apps don't resize how you want them to, the keyboard does a few weird things, etc.

A second helper, this time for TechAltar 😻

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Friday Checkout in progress 😻

It's official: HarmonyOS is going global! Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-i... YouTube: youtu.be/vHp1zyRUV74

Friday Checkout in progress 😻

Very excited to say that I'm visiting Tokyo soon & will do my 5th tech travel video from there. If you know the city, please let me know what you think I should visit and film. I want to experience how technology impacts everyday lives in the city.

- Transportation infrastructure - Phone apps - Everyday tech - Energy - Interesting companies, etc. I'll be there late October to early November.

Also if you know a local who would be a good person to meet and chat to about life in Tokyo, I'm interested too! Anyone doing interesting things in tech is a candidate.

The EU creates a flood of new replaceable batteries! Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-t... YouTube: youtu.be/Sx624xrJPKQ

Google is sending its first data center to space Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-g... YouTube: youtu.be/hmJ8i_IKAhY

How I know I chose the right girlfriend 😁

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Anders Puck Nielsen

@anderspucknielsen.dk

The new Apple Watch is creepy.

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The new Apple Watch features Audio Intelligence: it constantly listens, transcribes & analyzes everything around itself, including on Apple's servers. Here's what that means for privacy. Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/techa... YouTube: youtu.be/GyxYEYsNUn4

nebula.tvThe Friday Checkout — Google is breaking its promiseThis week Google gives the Pixel and unfair advantage over AOSP, The Snap Spectacles & Steam Frame are out and yet I'm disappointed by AR & VR, and AWS loses Bahrain and UAE data centers. Episode 31...

18 Sept

Google is breaking it's Android open source promise Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-g... Youtube: youtu.be/NBjdUPwNo5I

16 Sept

You know how YouTube recently inflated viewcounts massively by starting to count ever single frame played as an active view? Like all YouTubers I know, I've been trying to wrap my head around what the "real" views on my videos are comapred to what they used to be. (🧵1/6)

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Meanwhile TFC is habit-based. It has a very high likelyhood to get a click from a returning viewer, but isn't a great pitch to a random person on a homescreen so YT doesn't promote it as much. This means Submerged gets many people playing it for a few frames as they scroll over it while TFC doesn't.

If my theory is correct this means channels who have a loyal returning audience got a much smaller bump (in this case half as big) and so they now look like they get fewer relative views! Since audiences and sponsors both tend to view high view counts as a signal, this is a real disadvantage! (🧵6/6)

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Not only is it a lot, I also find it wild how the inflation is *way* stronger on some videos than others. On our latest Submerged video it is 3.2x, on the latest episode of The Friday Checkout it is 1.6x!!! (🧵3/6)

My best guess is that Submerged is "home page content" meaning it gets broadly promoted on the home page of many people who have no concept of the channel & therefore are likely to scroll over it. It's sth YT is trying to push to a generalist audience who will always be less likely to click.(🧵4/6)

The best metric we have is an "engaged view", which is hidden in analytics, but is more or less the same number that used to just be called a "view" before this change was made. So you can take a video and compare engaged views vs. views to see how much the public numbers have been inflated. (🧵2/6)

12 Sept

New 🤿SUBMERGED🤿 video by Maja: Diving is not actually dangerous. Here are the numbers. Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/subme... YouTube: youtu.be/LppmXW6S_xc

11 Sept

4 new ways Europe ditches US tech Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-4... YouTube: youtu.be/M5dt-j4aICI

11 Sept

- The Bab el Mandeb (and with it Red Sea shipping) in the process of being blocked right now - Hormuz mostly blocked - Russia at war - Trump seizing South American oil Hmm, I wonder whether we should switch to renewables or just build yet another gas plant & keep buying ICE cars or something 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

reuters.comYemen's Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb Strait in new threat to shippingYemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants have reached the Red Sea islands of Hanish after capturing the coastal city of Mocha, two Yemeni government sources said, in a dramatic strategic shift that coul...

11 Sept

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9 Sept

The least exciting thing about the iPhone Duo is it's weight (and a little bit it's thickness). 254g is as heavy as the Fold 5 was. I had that phone and the weight was the most annoying thing about it. Compared to the Fold 8 (see image) it feels like it's in a different class

9 Sept

Overall Duo thoughts from a Foldable user! + Many interesting software ideas, like the side dock + I think they said the foldable screen has glass on the outside & is scratch resistant?? + IP68 + Under-display camera looks cool + Price is not as bad as I feared - I personally think it looks ugly

discord.comDiscord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & GamesDiscord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.

9 Sept

If you're planning to watch the Apple event starting in ~4 minutes and want to discuss with fellow nerds, we are throwing a little watchparty in my Discord. discord.com/events/69736...

youtube.com3 MagSafe accessories I liked at IFA 2026!YouTube video by The Friday Checkout

7 Sept

I've never been much of a magsafe guy, but I spent some time browsing through accessories at IFA and was pretty blown away by how much cool stuff there is. Here are my 3 favorite designs I have found. youtube.com/shorts/0yjP5...

5 Sept

5 Sept

These AI disclosures are pretty ridiculous... Can you even spot it?

4 Sept

A bit delayed, but happy Friday! I was at IFA this week so we have a special epside highlighting all the newest tech from the show. Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/tfc-t... YouTube: youtu.be/iLRP9OpxHL4

3 Sept

I'm at IFA right now and by far the most popular type of camera everyone is filming with is the DJI Osmo/Insta360 Luna. I did NOT thing this gimbal form factor would win, but it definitely has

28 Aug

Since Spotify now supports video, ~3 months ago I decided to try uploading my Friday Checkout episodes to it to see if it offers any real diversification. I intentionally didn't promote it much elsewhere in order to see if Spotify's algo picked up the channel & found an audience for it directly. 1/2

28 Aug

I think the answer pretty much seem to be a no. The audience has grown a tiny bit, but is still miniscule, with no breakout success in sight. Maybe the videos just aren't a good fit for the platform, but I am a little disappointed overall 2/2